Thank you for your reply, You and I know how much bigger Sprint iDen coverage is over CDMA... I can see the same maps... Just zoom in South of Atlanta, Georgia , or even compare I-16 and I-75,
When Sprint announce Network Vision back in late 2010, they said they will pick the best coverage towers, upgrade to Network Vision and get rid of the overlapping ones..
Now 2012 , they are saying the will treat CDMA towers with Network Vision and shutdown ( not treating ) ALL iDen towers, leaving many, many ( do you want me to count them in your maps ) without sprint service , Unable to upgrade
They don't tell you this in the press release...
FCC just doesn't allow merger of wireless companies just to leave any market with less competion, all together....
Also, you are just assuming Government and/or business employees don't travel outside their home cities... ROAMING is not the answer as many Sprint suscribers get kick off CDMA for excessive roaming...